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·October 12, 2022·3 min read

A Link Between Humor and Body Image

Women who use positive humor to describe themselves have a more positive view of their body image than those who use self-deprecating humor. Those who have negative body image and use self-defeating humor are more likely to have worse eating habits.
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·September 17, 2022·5 min read

Sharing a Laugh: Scientists Teach a Robot When to Have a Sense of Humor

Researchers have designed a shared-laughter AI system that responds to human laughter in order to build a sense of empathy into dialogue.
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·November 18, 2021·4 min read

Study Captures Humor’s Earliest Emergence in Young Children

By two months, 50% of infants begin to appreciate humor, researchers report. 50% of infants being to produce humor at 11 months. Children under one appreciate auditory, physical, and visual humor, including tickling, funny voices, and funny faces. Two-year-olds appreciate humor based on language development.
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·October 6, 2021·3 min read

Clever Children Tell Better Jokes

The link between humor and intelligence appears to be much stronger in children than in adults, a new study reports.
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·August 20, 2021·4 min read

Could Humor Be the Key to a Healthier Society?

Humorous interventions and conversations could be effective ways to influence people's behavior and intentions surrounding their health.
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·July 31, 2021·7 min read

Seriously Funny: Humor Is a Character Strength

Researchers say the use and appreciation of humor is positive for overall wellbeing and psychological health.
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·January 7, 2021·3 min read

Delivering the News With Humor Makes Young Adults More Likely to Remember and Share

Young adults are more likely to recall and share information pertaining to politics and government policy if it is presented in a humorous, entertaining manner.
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·August 25, 2019·5 min read

The unbeatable lightness of being

Finding humor in life can help to improve happiness and reduce stress.
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AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
·July 22, 2019·3 min read

Canned laughter works and makes ‘dad jokes’ funny

Canned laughter tracks increase how funny we find a joke and how much we laugh, even when the jokes are groan-worthy. Testing the hypothesis on both neurotypical people and those on the autism spectrum, researchers found the effect was universal.
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·November 28, 2018·3 min read

Wriggly, Giggle, Puffball: What Makes Some Words Funny?

Researchers identify the top ten funniest words in the English language and determine there are two main kinds of predictors for the funniness of the words; those related to the form and those related to the word's meaning.
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·April 15, 2018·3 min read

Can Laughter Make Our Lives Better?

Researchers report humor can be good in certain situation, but its effectiveness depends on your end goals.
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·February 27, 2017·4 min read

How Being Funny Changes the Brain

Researchers document how the brain's physiology changes when people try to be funny.
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